You could almost imagine the aspiring winemakers studying. On April 9, a group of Napa Valley College donors known as the President’s Circle Giving Society took part in a hard hat tour of the Wine Spectator Wine Education Center. Funded by a $10 million gift, the largest donation ever made by the Wine Spectator Scholarship Foundation and the largest gift the school has ever received, the center will offer hundreds of students the chance to pursue a career in wine.
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